The Wellington Hospital Rehabilitation Centre
The largest private hospital based rehabilitation centre in the UK
Inpatient enquiries
020 7483 5348
Outpatient enquiries
0207 483 5184
The Wellington Hospital North Building
Circus Road, St John's Wood
London NW8 6DP
Sophie's recovery story
“Your goalposts move quite quickly, as soon as you can do something you want more”
Patient from our Acute Rehabilitation Centre
As we celebrate and reflect on our 20 years, we are extremely proud and privileged to have played a part in so many life-changing and challenging journeys.
Claire Dunsterville, Director of Rehabilitation Services The Wellington Hospital
An intensive therapy programme helped Mike on his road to recovery
On the 17th of August 2017, Mike Curran and his partner Sara O’Shea took on a challenge to cycle from China to Ireland. A year and two months after leaving China, Mike and Sara were around 1,300 kilometres from their end goal when Mike was hit by a car in France. Mike suffered a traumatic brain injury. One month later Mike arrived at our unit. While an inpatient, Mike underwent up to 40 sessions of intensive therapy per week.
Mike says; “It was an incredibly positive experience. The team radiated positive energy. There was no question of an ‘if’ you will recover it was ‘when’ you recover. Straight away I fell in love with the team and I knew I was in safe hands.”
Mike left the unit in March 2019 almost fully recovered from his accident, Mike has plans to return to work and resume normal life with Sara.
How a father with life-changing injuries defied the odds
Tony Palluotto was referred to us in 2007 after being struck by a car with high impact. As a result of the accident, Tony suffered extensive life-threatening injuries, including a skull fracture and brain haemorrhage, and was put in a coma for three weeks.
When Tony awoke, he found that he could no longer talk, walk, taste or smell. Tony was given a specialised rehabilitation plan that included extensive physiotherapy and speech therapy, but no-one could have predicted the results that he demonstrated in such a short period of time.
Tony’s tremendous resilience fast tracked his recovery; his speech began to improve, and he was able to walk outside after just two months. As of December 2018, Tony became a trustee of Headway East London, a local charity supporting brain injury survivors and their families.
Meaningful goals
83% of our patients
who completed their rehabilitation programme achieved their goal of admission
Our assistive technologies to support your rehabilitation
Lokomat
A robotic treadmill system that supports the body weight to suspend individuals while their legs are attached to robotic leg structures.
Indego Exoskeleton
An external support system worn around the waist and legs which allows individuals with spinal cord injuries to stand and walk.
Erigo
The support table combines gradual verticalisation of the body with cyclic leg movements
Armeo Spring
A arm support system designed to give a better active range by helping to eliminate some of the gravity pull, and focusing on targeting movements.
Bioness H200
Wireless technology delivering low-level electrical stimulation to activate the nerves that control the muscles in the hand and forearm.
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) bike
Applies small electrical pulses to paralysed muscles to help restore or improve their function.
Hydrotherapy
Water-based exercise using physiotherapy techniques in a heated pool. Used for a variety of rehabilitation conditions and injuries.
Posturography with NeuroCom Smart Equitest
A support system to help test the balance of an individual in different simulated environments.
Adaptive technologies to facilitate communication
Modern technology used to support and test different stimuli and cognitive functions on the brain and body.
Our location
The Wellington Hospital,
North Building,
Circus Road,
St John's Wood
London NW8 6DP
Contact us
We offer a free clinical assessment to all patients who make an enquiry with us. You can speak to one of our rehabilitation advisors who will be happy to arrange this for you.
Email: rehabilitation.wellington@hcahealthcare.co.uk
Outpatient rehabilitation enquiries: 0207 483 5184